Column apparatus for distilling, cooling, heating, and similar purposes.



- LA.. GASS 3R. COLUMN APPARAT FOR DISTILLLNG, COOLING, HEATING, ANDSIMILAR PURPOSES. APPLIoATzoN FILED 00124, 1911.

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HEINRICH AUGUST GASSEB, 0F WIESBADEN, GERMANY.

COLUMN APPARATUS FOR DSTILLING, COOLING; HEATING, AND SIMILIBL PURPOSES.

ibsosai Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Application filed October 4, 1911. Serial No. 652,742.

.To a/ vol/,om 'it may concern:

lie, it known that I. HEINRICH AUGU'ST (lassen, a subject of the King ofPrussia, and reshflcnt otl Wiesbaden, in the Kingdom ot' Prussia. Empireof Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improve; ments inColumn Apparatus for Distilling, Cooling, Heating, and Similar Purposes,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a column apparatus for distilling, cooling,heating and similar purposes. The construction is such that the chamberswithin which the operation is carried on may be connected in series andthat any one chamber may be cut outand removed for the vpurposes of'cleaning or repairing without in any way interrupting or otherwiseirnpairing the operation going on. The apparatus is so constructed thatttve'chambers are mounted 'vertically in a 'traveling `frame above eachother and that the upright pipes conveying the liquid., gases andheating media to the chambers are provided with cock-controllef'lcouplings opposite each of the chambers. In this way space is economizedand stability insured, while the entire apparatus may be readily movedabout in the factory, distillery or other place where it worked.

ln the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side view partly in sectionof a column apparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2

. an end View partly in section thereof, and

Fig. 3 a horizontal section taken at the top of the pipe 32. l

The apparatus comprises essentially a suit able number of retorts orchambers 10 within which the distilling, cooling, heating or otherprocess is to bc. carried on. These chambers are ot' substantiallycylindrical form and they are placed in a horizontal position, vcrtically rxbove one another to constitute an upright series. ln order toproperly support the chambers, there is provided a frame composed ofcorner pos-ts 11 mounted on a 'truck 1; and provided with a number ofspaced horizontal beams or rests 13, upon which the chambers areremovably seated. lhe chambers communicate with a number oitwerticallyarranged pipes, of which pi Je lll' serves tor the ingress and egress ofthe distillation or other liquid'to be acted upon; pipe 1 5 serves `torthe ingress and egress of the gases or vapors that are to act on suchliquid, while a pair of pipes 16, 7 serve for the ingress and egress ofa heating or cooling medium. .The pipe 14, F ig. 1, extends alongcorresponding heads of chambers 1() and 1s connected to each of suchchambers by an upper downwardly bent inlet branch 18 controlled by cock19 and by a lower outlet branch 20 controlled by cock 21. Between eachpair of branches 18, 20, pipe li,

r is provided with a cock 22, so that b closing cocks 19, 21 and openingcock t e correspending chamber may be cut out. Branches 1 `2() open intochamber 10 at opposite sides of a partition 23, Fig. 2, extendinglongitudinally. through the vchamber and terminating in proximity to theopposite head thereof, so that the path llof the liquid within thechamber is prolonged;

The vapor pipe 15, Fig. 1, extends along the front ofthe apparatus andis by branches 24, F ig. 2, connected to ducts 25 that connect the to ofone chamber with the bottom ot the a joining chamber. Each duct is provided with-an egress cock 26 below branch 24 and with an ingress cock 27above such branch, while a further cock 28 is provided in pipe 15,between each pair of branches. If cocks 28 are closed, and all cocks2li, ..7 are opened, the vapor will flow through ducts 25 directly fromchamber to chamber. If either one ot' the chambers is to be cut out, itslower ingress cock 27 and upper egress cock 26 are closed, while thecorresponding cock 28 is opened, so that the vapor will flow around suchchamber. From each duct 25, the vapor ascends into a trough 29 arrangedat the bottom of the chamber next above. This trough is provided with anumber of nozzles 30 opening into distributing bells 31 which are fittedinto partition 23 and extend 'sidewise thereof. A ertures 31 Formed inboth sides oi"- the bel s below the liquid level of chambers 10, servoto dien charge the vapors in fine jets into the liquid,`

so as to `et'ect a thorough couuningling thercwith.

The heating or cooling pipes 16. 17 extend along oppositeA sides of theapparatus and are coupled to U-shaped heating or cooling coils 32arranged within the chmnbers above troughs 29. Cocks 33 control tla`ini-low of the medium from pipe 1G into coils 3Q. while cocks 33*control the outflow of the medium from the coils into pipe 17. Betweeneach pair of chambers 10, plpes 16, 1T are further pro-` vided withcocks 34, 31 respectively so that by opening all the cocks 33, 33'* andclosingr alternate or staggering cocksv 34, 34, the

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heath u' or cooling medium will low through `the olf the chan-1l, e?. lteither one ci' the eliiambers is to cut out, its y, enclin l3f., a1'eclosed and the previously cock 34 or 34; located directly there- -belew,is opened will be readily under`- tatoo-d. I

".lhe liquid to be distilled enters top ot pipe 111, the cocks 22 ofwhich are Inor- "lv closed and Awill by top'coelt 19 and lfieutertheuppermost retort 10 at ide `partition 23. As the latter does nnd upto the opposite retortfhead, d Wlll flow around the partition, 5 and 'vil accumulate Within Athe retort, until it can by the ytop-Coeli: 21 bereturned to pipe 1li. .as'the cock next below is also closed,Av

the liquid Will rise in pipe 14, until it is admitted by the .next .cock19` and branch 18 y@ into the second retort, Within Whichgthe .abovedescribed operation is repeated. From the second retort, the liquidflows into the third retort, lls the same up tothe level of' its outletcock 21 and again enters pipe 1 4, lthis.Loperation being repeatedwforeach of theretorts.

For' 'starting or `maintaining the distillation, a heat. or coldcarrier, such as Watervapor, lire gas or. la refrigcrating mixture isintroduced at the upper end of pipe 16, the N topmost cock 311 of whichis closed during normal operation. 1f say, steamis used as a heatingmedium, it will through cock 33 of pipe 1rlovwy into the U shapedheating .and cooling coil 32 and after having passed through the same,will enter into pipe 17 by cool: 33a. The upper end of pipe 17 beingclosed, while its coclr 311 located directly beloiv cock `3 is open, thesteam Will descend through pipe 17, and as the next below cock 3L a isclosed, the steam will through cock 33 enter the coil 32 of the next.higher retort, from whence it will through cock o1 pipe 1G enter thelatter. As, of two opposite cocks 34, 31111 of pipes 16, 17, one 'ofsaidcocks will he open While the other coc-li. is closed, the steam enteringpipe 16 will encounter an upper closed cock, and a. lower open cook, sothat it can by the neigt cock 33 of pipe 16, enter the heating coil 32of the third retort. The steam will in similar manner flow through'theremainder of the retorts, and the lower ends of pipes 16, 17 until itisfinally discharged through one of said pipes, or is mixed as acondensate with the distillation liquideontained in the bottom retort.This latter action may bedesirable for some distillation liquids, if saylive steam is used as a heat carrier.4 The distillate enranating` fromthe heated distillation liquid in the form of gases and vapors` femerges at the upper Aend of pipe 15, the

cocks 28 of which are normally closed. The

Vgases and vapors ci the bottom retort, enter ua succeesivelythrouglicock '26, duct 25 and cock 27 the trough of the next higher retort, inWhich they are divided and pass through nozzles 30 into the bells 31through the aperlationfliquid, partly surrounding said bells. Theresulting distillate rises in the form of gases and vapors into thetrough of the next higher retort and here passes through the phasesdescribed, the operation being repeated at each of the remaining retortsuntil retort is discharged through pipe 15. say theeentral retort is tobe cut out for any reason, the corresponding cocks 19 and 21 o1? pipe 14are closed, While the intermediate 33 between saidv retort and pipes 16,17 are closed, while the two lower cocks 34, 34 of said pipes arereversed. Finally the corresponding cock 28 of pipe 15 is opened andcocks 26, 27 are closed. .ln this Way, the distillation liquid as Wellas the heating or cooling medium and the distillate can freelycircumvent the central retort, so that the distillation may Abe carriedon unobstructed in the remaining retorts. By uncoupling the centralretort, it can together With the correspondingsection of pipe 17 belaterally withdrawn without disturbing the operation going on in theother retorts.

It will be seen that by the means described, either chamber may bereadily cut out Without interfering with the proper operation of theother chambers.

The apparatus is economical in use, may be readily Wheeled about, andoccupies a minimum amount of space.

l claim:

\ 1. A column apparatus comprising an upright frame, a plurality ofrests' carried thereby and arranged vertically above one another, aplurality of chambersl removably supported on'said rests, verticalpipes, means for connecting said pipes to the chambers, and cocks insaid connectingr means, whereby any one of thevchambers may bedisconnected from said pipes. l

2. A column apparatus. comprising a truck, an upright frame mountedthereon, a plurality of rests carried thereby and arranged verticallyabove one another, a plurality of chambers removably supported on saidrests, vertical pipes, means'for connecting said pipes to the chambers,and cocks in said connecting means, whereby any one of the chambers maybe disconnected from said pipes.

3. A columnvapparatus comprising an upright frame, a plurality of restscarried thereby and arranged vertically. above one another, a pluralityot' chambers removably supported on said rests, troughs at lthe bottomor' the chambers, nozzles extending upwardly therefrom, apertured bellsYcommunicating with the nozzles, longitudinal tures 31' o1' which theypass into the distilthe thoroughly ,enriched distillate of the tt'lficock 22 is opened, so also the two cocks 33,

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with the trough. of the Adjoining chamber. Y v t :m uprightcoak-mmiollcd vapor pipe con* HIMIRU'M AUGUST GASSER' limited to theducts, whereby any one Chmn- Vfi/tuesese: ber muy be uncoupied 'from theliquid *pipe Hummm* PLISCHNA, "0 and vapor pipe, heating or cooling coisMMU; MENKE.

